Status: current, Sufficiently defined by necessary conditions definition status (core metadata concept). Date: 31-Jan 2002. Module: SNOMED CT core
Descriptions:
Inbound Relationships | Type | Active | Source | Characteristic | Refinability | Group |
Thyroid hemiagenesis is a form of thyroid dysgenesis characterized by an absence of half of the thyroid gland that is usually asymptomatic but may result in primary congenital hypothyroidism, a permanent thyroid deficiency that is present from birth. | Is a | True | Congenital absence of thyroid gland | Inferred relationship | Existential restriction modifier (core metadata concept) | |
Congenital hypothyroidism due to absence of thyroid gland (disorder) | Due to | True | Congenital absence of thyroid gland | Inferred relationship | Existential restriction modifier (core metadata concept) | 3 |
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